The new teaser of The Fall S3 has us *so* excited

Gillian Anderson and Jamie Dornan are one step closer to being back on our TV screens as a new teaser for season three of The Fall has been released.

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BBC Two's serial killer thriller left us all with a lot of unanswered questions when season two ended on a huge cliff-hanger, but judging by the chilling new teaser, we're about to get some answers.

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The short clip shows Gillian's character, Stella Gibson, doing laps in a swimming pool while we hear a voice over of a conversation between her and sociopath, Paul Spector. While it doesn't give much away, it certainly confirms the twisted relationship between the two as they discuss the hold they have over each other.

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And just in case that wasn't enough, scroll down to read eight reasons to be excited about the third season of The Fall. Jamie Dornan is one, obviously.

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The Fall season three will air on BBC Two this Autumn.

On 7 January 2016, we wrote...

Filming has officially started on season three of The Fall, BBC Two's cat-and-mouse serial-killer thriller with Gillian Anderson and Jamie Dornan, which has seriously perked us up in our back-to-work gloom. It won't air until later in the year - but we're already whipped up into an excited countdown. Here's why we can't wait...

[SPOILER ALERT: Don't read on if you haven't seen seasons one and two of The Fall]

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1. The insane season twocliffhanger

Who can forget that final scene: DSI Stella Gibson (Anderson) cradles a bleeding, bullet-wounded Paul Spector (Dornan), the serial killer she has been hunting for so long. As she cried out, "We're losing him!", we cried, "Noooo!" and the closing credits rolled. Surely it couldn't end like this? We've been left dangling for over a year to find out what happens next, we can't hold out much longer.

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2. Stella Gibson is an unequivocal badass

Gillian Anderson plays the kind of female TV character that we need more of: complicated, flawed, a fully-rounded human being. Wildly determined and competent at work - her cool-as-ice demeanour is strangely electrifying. She unapologetically embraces her sexuality, too, in a way that says 'don't even think about labelling me'. Basically, we love her.

3. And her wardrobe is excellent

Aside from owning the show, Stella's work wear is a marvel. The woman can rock a slinky silk shirt like no other.

4. Jamie Dornan is back

There had been speculation that Mr. Dornan wouldn't return for season three post-Fifty Shades fame, but we are very glad that he's back. As Paul Spector, Dornan provokes all sorts of confused feelings in us. On the one hand: cold-hearted, psychopathic killer. On the other: unarguably extremely hot.

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5. And so is Colin Morgan

When the Merlin star rocked up in season two it set Stella - and us - aflutter. We got the feeling there was more to DS Tom Anderson than was revealed - and we're curious to see how things play out between the two of them (see, we're all about plot and character development. Nothing to do with how he looks. Nothing at all).

6. We're very intrigued by the new characters

Joining the cast are Mr Selfridge star, Aidan McArdle, comedian Aisling Bea, Ruth Bradley (Humans) and Swedish actor Krister Henriksson (aka Kurt Wallander in Skandi-thriller Wallander). What roles they're playing in the murky, murderous world of The Fall is still unknown, but if we've learnt anything from the first two seasons, even the most tangential sub-plot turns out to be significant.

7. It might bring us the glory of season one

The last season divided opinion: some people felt the plot twists veered into ludicrous territory, and the deft genius of season one was lost. But in the over-populated world of TV crime drama, The Fall is still superior to much of what's on offer: it's morally complex, well-paced, properly scary - and the two leads are ace. The BBC has confirmed that this will be the final instalment, and we're hoping this means it will be tighter and sharper all round (and we'll get a proper end-of-series resolution. There's nothing worse than an 'ambiguous' ending to a TV show).